[Elecraft] [K2] ...Hot glue toroids to PCB??? No is the answer...

[TF3KX]

I don't understand where this urge for glueing toroids comes from.  To have
the toroids firmly in place, do the following:

- Leave something like 1/2" of wire extending from each end of the inductor
before mounting it.
- Route these wires through the PCB holes, grab them at the other side and
pull gently with pliers.
- The toroid will be pulled to the PCB surface, and then bend the wire
slightly where it exits the hole.
- Now the toroid is snugly pulled towards the PCB surface, you can solder
and clip off the excess wire.

I sort of thought everyone did this, but I may be wrong.  Anyhow, this is a
way to keep everything in place without ever using a drop of glue.

73 - Kristinn, TF3KX


WE0H wrote:
> 
> Wow, quite a response. The consensus is do NOT glue the toroids and I
> won't.
> 
> One guy said he has a radio that traveled 500k miles in a big truck and 
> I surely know what that kind of environment is like. Says a lot for the 
> radio's durability right there.
> Thank you all for the help.
> 
> Mike
> WE0H
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